Neil Elshire
{{Short description|American football player (born 1958)}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| caption =
| position = Defensive end
| number = 65, 73
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|3|8}}
| birth_place = Salem, Oregon, U.S.
| death_date =
| undraftedyear = 1981
| high_school = South Albany {{avoid wrap|(Albany, Oregon)}}
| college = Oregon
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1981}})*
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1981|1986}})
| statlabel1 = Games played - started
| statvalue1 = 63 - 27
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 19.0
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 4
| pfr = ElshNe20
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Pac-10 (1979)
}}
Neil James Elshire (born March 8, 1958) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for six seasons with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the [Oregon Ducks.
Career
Attended University of Oregon. 6'6" 260 lbs (198 cm 117 kg) Defensive End. In his six seasons with the Vikings, 81–86, Elshire tallied his career high in sacks with 9.5 with a total of 19 in his career, he also recorded one safety.
Personal life
He is currently the defensive coordinator for the Caldera High School football team in Bend, Oregon,{{Cite web|url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/318749-197033-dream-team-props-summit-football|title=Dream team props Summit football|last=Eggers|first=Kerry|website=|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-09-17}} where he resides with his wife and five children. His son Erik Elshire played football for the University of Oregon from 2005 to 2008 and is now pursuing a doctorate in Education Policy at the University of Illinois Chicago, while Neil's four daughters excel in a variety of other disciplines.
References
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Category:Players of American football from Salem, Oregon
Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Oregon Ducks football players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:People from Albany, Oregon
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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